COMPUTE/NET has been offline for a few months now. We've spent that time
designing and testing the new COMPUTE/NET At last, it gives me great pleasure
to announce that COMPUTE/NET has been reintroduced as COMPUTE/NET PowerVision
on VideoTex of America.

We offer an electronic version of COMPUTE that is quite different from
anything available online anywhere. In this installment, I'll guide you
through our new service, show you how things work, and reveal the future of
COMPUTE/NET PowerVision.

When you log on to VideoTex for the first time, you'll notice that every
screen is in VGA graphics mode. The screens are in 640 x 480 resolution with
16 colors. You'll find COMPUTE/NET on the main screen. Simply click on the
corresponding button to enter. Once inside, you'll be presented with a (free)
Welcome screen that displays rate information and the latest news. From there,
you are placed on the main COMPUTE/NET screen. Our colorful logo is drawn at
the top of the screen, and several buttons are displayed in the center. These
buttons provide you with a means of navigating through the service. The main
menu gives you the following choices: News & Information, Software Library,
COMPUTE Magazine, E-Mail, Chat, and COMPUTE Mart.

The News & Information button will take you to a screen with the following
selections: News, Help, and Contests. The News section serves as a newswire
that alerts you to new file uploads in the Software Library section, changes
to the service, new products for sale in the COMPUTE Mart section, and rate
changes. The Help button provides helpful information about navigating
COMPUTE/NET, uploading and downloading files, procedures for the E-Mail
section, and how to order products online. Just about anything you need help
with can be found in this section. The last section under News & Information
is Contests. You'll find puzzles, word hunt games, and scavenger hunt games.
Winners receive free online time, subscriptions, T-shirts, mugs, hats, and
more.

The next item on the main menu is Software Library. Our Software Library area
is separated into specific sections so you can quickly find what you're
looking for. These sections are as follows: Programming, Utilities, Games,
Graphics, Productivity, Education, Books Online, and COMPUTE Disks. In each
section you'll find software packs that include several programs already
archived together for you to download. Now, you can download several great
programs at one low price, regardless of the bps rate! Prices are marked in
the file descriptions, so you'll know the cost before you download.

Returning to the main menu, our next option is COMPUTE Magazine. This is where
the editorial content of our magazine resides online. In this area, you are
presented with Tips & Tools, News & Notes, Readers' Feedback, IntroDOS &
Hardware Clinic, Windows Workshop, Getting Started with . . ., and Test Lab.
When you select one of these, you can read the corresponding articles and
columns online. These files will be available for downloading in the future.
One special feature in these sections is that many of the articles are
accompanied by online photos. For example, the Test Lab section may contain
photos of the equipment reviewed. Not only are you provided with factual test
information, but you get to see the product being reviewed while online.

The next two items are E-Mail and Chat. I'm sure you're familiar with the
concept of both, but you're in for a shock when see ours. The Chat area works
just like any other chat service, except that you can see who you're talking
to. To see the person you're chatting with, simply pull up the profile to
receive personal information, such as residence, age, and sex. And a color
photograph of the person. The subscriber can limit the amount of information
obtainable by others. E-Mail works much the same way as Chat. With E-Mail,
users may send and receive pictures along with their letters. At 9600 bps, it
takes only 12 seconds to download the photo and view it; at 2400 bps, the
process takes about 30 seconds.

The last item on the main menu is COMPUTE Mart, which is our discount online
store. Here, we offer a variety of products at discount prices. You can take
advantage of special subscription rates on any General Media publication by
ordering online. We'll also be offering COMPUTE disks, COMPUTE books, and
special promotional items online. We hope to work with some of the major
software companies so that we can provide you with special prices on
commercial software, too.

COMPUTE/NET PowerVision is so different that you have to see it to believe
it. Circle the reader service number 102 for more information or write us at
COMPUTE/NET PowerVision, 324 West Wendover Avenue, Suite 200, Greensboro,
North Carolina 27408 for complete information and sign-up kit. I'll be seeing
you online.